Penn Highlands Health ordered to pay over $700K to settle false claims allegations
Publish date: 2024-10-11
CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Penn Highlands Health has been ordered to pay $735,000 to the federal government to settle false claims.
The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that Penn Highlands hospitals, including DuBois medical center, agreed to the payment.
The DOJ says the health system paid two doctors, who weren’t employed by them at the time, through submissions of false claims to Medicare and Medicaid.
The release from the agency says the violations happened from 2009 to 2012 and was brought to its attention by a whistle blower.
While Penn Highlands Healthcare vigorously denies the allegations set forth in the amended complaint, PHH is pleased to resolve this six-year long investigation on narrow terms without admitting liability. The settlement relates to one particular term in a contract entered into more than fifteen years ago. We appreciate the government’s hard work on these complex issues, and we were pleased to cooperate fully in every respect of their investigation. We look forward to closing this matter and continuing to provide the highest quality of care for Pennsylvanians. This complaint and the subsequent investigation did not affect patient care.ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7uLbAnKuvZpOkunC6xLCqaKSfmK6te8OooWaolaO7brTIoJ%2BlmZ6ZwG60xJqjraBdpL%2BlsdGem2asn2K9osWMqK2eql1sfXG3jK2mZquVqcGtsYyfmKWrlWKwra3IpqpmmZyhsqit06Kmp6s%3D